A Calligraphic Panel On Vellum With A Watercolor Of A Stem Of Roses Surrounded By Poems And Verses

by Roger Marcus Scribe

$650 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

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The poems are written out in red or black, and each is in a different script. Signed lower right, Roger Marcus, scribe . 1 vols. Panel is 10-1/2 x 16 inches, matted to 17 x 22 inches. Fine. Item #19110 A beautifully designed and executed panel, demonstrating the scribe's command of the major calligraphic hands. Marcus's lettering shows the influence of the great English scribe and teacher Edward Johnston, and one could hardly wish for a finer

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